Military Operations in Cities

Dr Alice Hills, holder of a Thank-Offering to Britain Fellowship 2001-02, describes some of the findings of her recent research project on the theory and practice of military operations on urban terrain.

• Alice Hills

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Published in Review, Issue 7.

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